ED4134 Course Readings - For Blog Reflections


1. ICT current trends (ie. IWBs)
Text Book (Kent, 2008). Chapter 1 and Chapter 4.
Tolley, R.J. (ND). Notes on the use of IWBs in schools. Available: http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/IWBs.pdf


2. Digital natives debate (2 Readings) - Media = Mindmap
Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants
http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf


Bennett, S., Maton, K. & Kervin, L. (2008). The 'digital natives' debate: A critical review of the evidence. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39(5), 775-786.


3. ICT as a cognitive tool (ie. Webquests)
Dodge, B. (1995). Some Thoughts About WebQuests. http://webquest.sdsu.edu/about_webquests.html

McKenzie, J (nd), The question is the answer. http://questioning.org/module/module1.html

The WebQuest Page http://webquest.sdsu.edu/index.html



4. Social constructivism
Brewer, J., & Daane, C.J. (2002). Translating constructivist theory into practice in primary-grade mathematics, 123(2), 416-417.



5. Learning Design (ie. LAMS)
Preparing Students for elearning.
http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/Preparingstudents.htm

Jonassen, D. et al. (2008). Meaningful Learning with Technology.

Blackall, L. Digital literacy how it affects teaching practices and networked learning futures – a proposal for action research.
http://networkedlearning.wikispaces.com/digital+literacy+and+how+it+affects+teaching+and+learning+practices



6. Pedagogical beliefs and ICT Integration (ie. Ertmer and Brown)
Ertmer, P. A. (2005). Teacher pedagogical beliefs: The final frontier in our quest for technology integration? Educational Technology Research & Development, 53(4), 25-39.


Brown, M. (2005). The growth of enterprise pedagogy: How ICT policy is infected by neo-liberalism. Australian Educational Computing, 20(2), 16-22.